An explosion from the much larger proposed Sabal Trail fracked methane pipeline
could be much worse.
And remember, much of this toxic fossil fuel pushing through leaking veins
throughout the country is for export to other countries,
to profit a few companies at locals’ expense.
Maybe you’d like to come to
Leesburg, GA to say a few words about that.

EAST BERNARD, TX (KTRK) — Authorities are investigating an gas
explosion near a compressor plant just west of East Bernard in
Wharton County.

It happened at FM 1164 just south of Highway 59.

According to the Office of Emergency Management, a gas line adjacent
to the Kinder Morgan compressor plant blew out, destroying the
roadway and catching a nearby truck on fire. Flames as has as 150
feet were shooting out of the blaze.

One person suffered a minor injury and was transported to Oak Bend
Hospital in stable condition.

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customers, and we believe that we will continue to benefit from
these relationships. We jointly own facilities with many of our
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Chevron, ConocoPhillips, Dow Chemical, ExxonMobil, Marathon, Shell
and Spectra Energy.

Larry Smith wrote for SeekingAlpha 6 January 2013,
The U.S. May Lead LNG Exports: Who Will Be The Winners?
Enterprise Product Partners—(EPD)—The majority of the
LNG export terminals will be built along the Gulf of Mexico coast,
Enterprise Product Partners has more natural gas processing plants
and infrastructure in that area than any other midstream company.
The map below shows their infrastructure.

As you can see, EPD has an enormous amount of infrastructure along
the Gulf, and as such, will benefit from LNG exporting. With their
various pipelines and cracking units, etc. surrounding the Gulf, it
is hard to believe EPD will not be a winner when LNG exports begin
in earnest.

“The line has been isolated and the situation is under control,”
said Enterprise Products spokesman Rick Rainey. “There is no longer
any gas feeding into that line.”

The natural gas that remained in the line was allowed to burn off,
officials said. Rainey said the rupture occurred on a “gathering
line” — a smaller pipeline that moves the natural gas from the
wells to the processing facilities.

“It’s not a transmission line — the big diameter pipelines
that move natural gas across the country,” Rainey said.